Representative Justin Pearson gives 17th annual Murray Lecture - The Vanderbilt Hustler

Representative Justin Pearson gives 17th annual Murray Lecture - The Vanderbilt Hustler

Editor’s note: This piece contains mention of suicide. Tennessee State Representative Justin Pearson (D-Memphis) delivered the 17th annual Murray Lecture on Feb. 12. The event was co-sponsored by Residential Colleges and the Bishop Johnson Black Cultural Center. Pearson has represented the 86th district of the Tennessee House of Representatives, which includes part of the city of Memphis, since April 2023. He became the third-youngest lawmaker i…